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North Berwick vs Sumner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most expensive homes ($429k median).
Sumner has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | North Berwick | Sumner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,129Highest |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7Lowest 7% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,735Highest 23% above ME |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | Noble High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.